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AMD PowerNow function [Enabled] SVM [Enabled] Enables or disables the AMD PowerNow function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Enables or disables CPU virtualization. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C-state Pmin [Enabled] When this item is set to [Enabled], the system's processor operates at the lowest power and operating state (C-state). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.2 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. SATA Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type [IDE] Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [IDE]  Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI]  Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [AHCI] or [RAID] This item only appears when the previous item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI]. If Port 5-6 are configured as [AHCI] or [RAID], the ports can only be used under OS with driver installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [AHCI] or [RAID] to access devices on Port 5-6 before entering OS. Configuration options: [AHCI] / [RAID], [IDE] Board SATA RAID ROM [Legacy ROM] This item only appears when OnChip SATA Type is set to [RAID]. [Disabled] Disables this function. [Legacy ROM] Select this option when using legacy operating systems. [UEFI DRIVER] Select this option when using UEFI operating systems. S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2-18 ASUS F1A55-M LX Series

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ASUS F1A55-M LX Series
AMD PowerNow function [Enabled]
Enables or disables the AMD PowerNow function. ConFguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
SVM [Enabled]
Enables or disables CPU virtualization. ConFguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
C-state Pmin [Enabled]
When this item is set to [Enabled], the system’s processor operates at the lowest power and
operating state (C-state). ConFguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.5.2
SATA Confguration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show
Not Present
if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
port.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. ConFguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
OnChip SATA Type [IDE]
Allows you to set the SATA conFguration.
[IDE]
Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[RAID]
Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID conFguration from the SATA
hard disk drives.
[AHCI]
Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI
(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage
driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage
performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally
optimize the order of commands.
SATAPort5-Port6[AHCI]or[RAID]
This item only appears when the previous item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI]. If Port 5-6
are conFgured as [AHCI] or [RAID], the ports can only be used under OS with driver
installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [AHCI] or [RAID] to access devices on Port 5-6 before
entering OS. ConFguration options: [AHCI] / [RAID], [IDE]
Board SATA RAID ROM [Legacy ROM]
This item only appears when
OnChip SATA Type
is set to [RAID].
[Disabled]
Disables this function.
[Legacy ROM]
Select this option when using legacy operating systems.
[UE±I DRIVER]
Select this option when using UE±I operating systems.
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When
read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning
messages during the POST. ConFguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]